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dudette

/duːˈdɛt/
dude · tte
Plural:dudettes
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• noun

1

North American A girl or woman, especially one who is considered cool, casual, or part of a social group; a female counterpart to a dude, often used as an informal term of address.

Example

"The instructor greeted every dude and dudette on the beach before starting the surfing lesson."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Primarily associated with 1980s and 1990s surf, skate, and youth slang, "dudette" is now mostly used playfully or nostalgically, as "dude" itself has largely become a gender-neutral term of address in modern informal speech.

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dud
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dudette
dudgeon
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duds

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American slang during the late 1970s by attaching the French-derived feminine diminutive suffix -ette to "dude."

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

Cite this Entry

Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Dudette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/dudette
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